Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech earns No. 5 ranking from Golf Channel
August 31, 2026 | Men's Golf
LUBBOCK, Texas – Golf Channel, in conjunction with Brentley Romine, announced its preseason Top 30 on Monday morning, tabbing Texas Tech as its preseason No. 5-ranked team while also releasing its preseason All-America teams, which included a trio of Red Raiders.
Seniors Adam Bresnu and Tim Wiedemeyer were named to Golf Channel's second team. The duo was recently named to the Haskins Award's 25-player preseason watch list when the Haskins Foundation released its list last week. Seven of the 25 golfers on this year's Haskins preseason list carry over from last spring's list, including Bresnu and Wiedemeyer.
Meanwhile, Connor Graham was named a third-team preseason All-American by Golf Channel, marking the second consecutive season he has been named to Golf Channel's third team. Wiedemeyer was also a third-team selection prior to the 2025-26 season.
The trio of Bresnu, Graham and Wiedemeyer led the Red Raiders throughout the 2025-26 season, with all three earning first-team All-Big 12 honors. Their selections marked the most first-team honorees of any school in the conference and the first time in program history Texas Tech placed three golfers on the All-Big 12 First Team in the same season.
All three Red Raiders enter the season ranked inside the top 30 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) and will look to lead Texas Tech back to the NCAA Championships, with the road to Carlsbad, California, beginning in Lubbock as the Red Raiders are one of six NCAA regional host sites leading into the 2027 NCAA Championship.
GOLF CHANNEL'S PRESEASON TOP 30
1. Florida
2. Oklahoma State
3. Auburn
4. Arizona State
5. Texas Tech
6. Vanderbilt
7. Tennessee
8. Arkansas
9. North Carolina
10. LSU
11. Illinois
12. Texas
13. Georgia
14. Pepperdine
15. Oklahoma
16. Texas A&M
17. UCLA
18. BYU
19. Ole Miss
20. Charlotte
21. Arizona
22. USC
23. Virginia
24. Stanford
25. Florida State
26. Georgia Tech
27. Alabama
28. Cal
29. Wake Forest
30. Utah
GOLF CHANNEL'S PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS
First Team
Preston Stout, Sr., Oklahoma State
Tyler Watts, Fr., Tennessee
Kihei Akina, Soph., BYU
Ryder Cowan, Sr., Oklahoma
Daniel Bennett, Jr., Texas
William Jennings, Jr., Alabama
Josiah Gilbert, Sr., Auburn
Jack Turner, Sr., Florida
Logan Reilly, Soph., Auburn
Jay Leng Jr., Jr., Stanford
Second Team
Carson Bertagnole, Soph., North Carolina
Luke Poulter, Sr., Florida
Adam Bresnu, Sr., Texas Tech
Max Herendeen, Sr., Illinois
Tyler Weaver, Sr., Florida State
Eric Lee, Sr., Oklahoma State
Tim Wiedemeyer, Sr., Texas Tech
Zack Swanwick, Jr., Florida
Lev Grinberg, Fr., Arkansas
Third Team
Niall Sheils Donegan, Sr., North Carolina
Nguyen Anh Minh, Soph., Arizona State
Wheaton Ennis, Jr., Texas A&M
Tyler Mawhinney, Fr., Vanderbilt
Jacob Modleski, Sr., Notre Dame
Ethan Fang, Sr., Oklahoma State
Connor Williams, Sr., Arizona State
Willy Walsh, Jr., Pepperdine
Matthew Comegys, Sr., Texas
Connor Graham, Jr., Texas Tech
Seniors Adam Bresnu and Tim Wiedemeyer were named to Golf Channel's second team. The duo was recently named to the Haskins Award's 25-player preseason watch list when the Haskins Foundation released its list last week. Seven of the 25 golfers on this year's Haskins preseason list carry over from last spring's list, including Bresnu and Wiedemeyer.
Meanwhile, Connor Graham was named a third-team preseason All-American by Golf Channel, marking the second consecutive season he has been named to Golf Channel's third team. Wiedemeyer was also a third-team selection prior to the 2025-26 season.
The trio of Bresnu, Graham and Wiedemeyer led the Red Raiders throughout the 2025-26 season, with all three earning first-team All-Big 12 honors. Their selections marked the most first-team honorees of any school in the conference and the first time in program history Texas Tech placed three golfers on the All-Big 12 First Team in the same season.
All three Red Raiders enter the season ranked inside the top 30 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) and will look to lead Texas Tech back to the NCAA Championships, with the road to Carlsbad, California, beginning in Lubbock as the Red Raiders are one of six NCAA regional host sites leading into the 2027 NCAA Championship.
GOLF CHANNEL'S PRESEASON TOP 30
1. Florida
2. Oklahoma State
3. Auburn
4. Arizona State
5. Texas Tech
6. Vanderbilt
7. Tennessee
8. Arkansas
9. North Carolina
10. LSU
11. Illinois
12. Texas
13. Georgia
14. Pepperdine
15. Oklahoma
16. Texas A&M
17. UCLA
18. BYU
19. Ole Miss
20. Charlotte
21. Arizona
22. USC
23. Virginia
24. Stanford
25. Florida State
26. Georgia Tech
27. Alabama
28. Cal
29. Wake Forest
30. Utah
GOLF CHANNEL'S PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS
First Team
Preston Stout, Sr., Oklahoma State
Tyler Watts, Fr., Tennessee
Kihei Akina, Soph., BYU
Ryder Cowan, Sr., Oklahoma
Daniel Bennett, Jr., Texas
William Jennings, Jr., Alabama
Josiah Gilbert, Sr., Auburn
Jack Turner, Sr., Florida
Logan Reilly, Soph., Auburn
Jay Leng Jr., Jr., Stanford
Second Team
Carson Bertagnole, Soph., North Carolina
Luke Poulter, Sr., Florida
Adam Bresnu, Sr., Texas Tech
Max Herendeen, Sr., Illinois
Tyler Weaver, Sr., Florida State
Eric Lee, Sr., Oklahoma State
Tim Wiedemeyer, Sr., Texas Tech
Zack Swanwick, Jr., Florida
Lev Grinberg, Fr., Arkansas
Third Team
Niall Sheils Donegan, Sr., North Carolina
Nguyen Anh Minh, Soph., Arizona State
Wheaton Ennis, Jr., Texas A&M
Tyler Mawhinney, Fr., Vanderbilt
Jacob Modleski, Sr., Notre Dame
Ethan Fang, Sr., Oklahoma State
Connor Williams, Sr., Arizona State
Willy Walsh, Jr., Pepperdine
Matthew Comegys, Sr., Texas
Connor Graham, Jr., Texas Tech
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